The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-20

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| State Democratic Convention a resolution
was adopted declaring that prohibition was
not political question, and if it We're now
forced into politics the masses of the Demo
cratic party would vote against it and
would, of course, defeat it. Senator Coke
says there are tens of thousands of Demo
Gratis in the State who favor it, which is
| true but they do not frvor it to such an extent
as to be willing TO see it bring disaster to
their party. The next three months viii be
exciting ones in Texas.
Thoughtless Handling of Weapons.
Fatal results from the careless handling of
deadly weapons are occurring all the time.
| There We're two on last Sunday, one near this
city and the other at New Orleans. The vic
tins in each instance were young men oc-
cupying good social and business positions.
In the case in this locality the playful but
thoughtless handling of a rife by one of
| small party who were enjoying an excur-
sion down the river resulted in the death of
member of the party In the New Orleans
case two young men, belonging to promi-
nent Creole families, having en-
| joyed with others wine supper
on Saturday night concluded to
give an exhibition with foils. Midnight
had passed and Sunday had come, and all
| the party were in joyous mood from the
| effects of the wine It is true that buttons
| were on the foils, but the faces of the fencers
were unprotected with the masks worn on
| such occasions. The sport had not pro-
| ceeded far before one of the swordsmen
thrust his foil into an eye of the other
| When the church bells rang, calling the
| people to divine service, the wounded young
| Creole was dead.
| 1T is probable that these fatal accidents
from the thoughtless handling of deadly
weapons will continue to occur. People
viii not appreciate the danger there is from
the careless handling of weapons. Men
fence with swords without proper protec-
ton or point guns at each other, not mean
ing to pull the trigger or believing them
to be unloaded, and seem unconscious of
the danger to others or themselves, notwith-
standing the constant occurrence of fatal
accidents resulting from such conduct Ac-
cidents of this sort affect not alone the vic
tins of them. Those who are responsible
tive nature, are for the rest of their lives
burdened with an ever present sorrow for
the consequences of their acts.
When Senator Sherman left Nashville on
his way home from his visit to the South
he discovered that his railroad passes had
expired. The conductor told the Senator
that he would have to pay fare minor
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road, who was on board the train, rushed
up to the conductor and excitedly whispered
Great Scott, man! Don't you know who
that is! That's Senator Sherman. Take
his pass and it will be all right Il don't
care if it is the Lord hmself,n replied the
conductor, 1.-THE pass has expired and must
collect fare" The Senator paid, but the
railroad authorities found fault with the
conductor upon the ground that he was dis
courteous Some railroad authorities seem
never to have heard of the wcrd "consis-
tency."
Mr.. Jay Gould says that he thinks that
the interstate commerce law should have
had thorough test before suspending any
of its features. 1t would have been more
satisfactory to the public TO have first de
monstrated that the long and short
haul feature should be suspended than
TO suppose it would, and to suspend
it on a superstition" Doubtless the
suspension that has been granted is against
Mr.. Goulds interest. II it benefited his
interest the chances are he would think it all
right
Mr.. Algernon S Sullivan, one of the
leading Democratic politicians of New York
city, says that the statement that there is
great dissatisfaction amid Democratic lead
ers in that city with President Cleveland is
not true. He says that the President is
stronger with the Democratic masses than
when he was inaugurated. In the face OF
this testimony the GROWERS will have to
shut up or furnish proof of their statements.
The New York Sun concludes that the
Hon. John G. Carlisle has no chance of be-
coming President because his State-Ken-
tucky--owing TO the reported discovery of
immense iron and coal deposits within its
limits, will soon favor protection. The SIN
will cease TO shine before Kentucky declares
for protection, and it is pretty sure that the
SIMS light will not be less bright for many
years.
The effect Of the enforcement Of the Sun
day law was very noticeable in Washington
last Sunday. On the previous Sunday-tho
law was not then enforced-there were
twenty-five arrests for drunkenness. On
last Sunday there were only nine. There
would have been no arrests AZ all, probably,
if IL had not been that whisky was obtain
able just on the outskirts Of the city
The prohibition contest in Texas is already
having dreadful results. One Of the most
narrowing is the ti-prohibition poetry
printel in some of the newspapers. Here is
a sample from ihs Houston f0sf.
"ll prohibition really wunts to prohibit
lI ml.f work lu % reasonable way.
vi tln ueu rlf lni drink nd init
N.tur# rpIn iralTis hfI hHnN"